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BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
ATHLETICS AND COLLEGE HISTORY
Brigham Young University is a private college with a
stated mission to develop the faith of it's students as well as their
character and intellect. The school's origins can be traced back to Utah’s
colorful pioneer heritage and also to Brigham Young Academy, the original
school that was founded in 1875. The college continues to provide career education in an atmosphere that supports the
principles and ideals of its sponsor, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The college is situated forty five miles south of Salt
Lake City in Provo, Utah. The university has a campus of about
600-acre campus which includes 333 buildings. Brigham Young students
come from all fifty states, the District of Columbia and over one hundred
and thirty foreign countries.
Brigham Young university is a member institution of the
National collegiate Athletic association, Division I and competes in the
Mountain West Conference.
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